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they won the election in august, but ted strickland and yvette mcgreevey -- yvette agreemcgee n will when in november. are you with us? will you work? will you believe? will you vote? will you secure ohio and ohio's future? thank you for that. now, it is my great privilege -- hear me out. i want you to hear these words that i am going to say. we have with us today the leaders of our nation. [cheers and applause] you'll hear from the vice president and you will hear from the president'. a few hours before this critical election, the vice president's and the president of the united states have come to cleveland, to ohio, and we are grateful. the vice president has traveled the station and he has been to ohio many times -- has traveled this nation. he is working his heart out with the president to rebuild this nation, to get this economy back on track, to create jobs for our people, to make sure that every american has access to health care. here in ohio, we remember our friends, and so, my friends, it is my pleasure to present to you the vice-president of the united states of america,
they won the election in august, but ted strickland and yvette mcgreevey -- yvette agreemcgee n will when in november. are you with us? will you work? will you believe? will you vote? will you secure ohio and ohio's future? thank you for that. now, it is my great privilege -- hear me out. i want you to hear these words that i am going to say. we have with us today the leaders of our nation. [cheers and applause] you'll hear from the vice president and you will hear from the president'. a few...
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i want to think you're great governor, ted strickland. thanks for that very kind introduction, but i want to think a few more people, you're with to the governor, your mayor, senator john glenn and one of my favorite performers in the whole wide world, john legend. let me tell you how thrilled i am to be here tonight with all of you. first of all, this is something that i do not do very often. in fact -- oh, you are so sweet. i had really not been on the trail since a little campaign you might remember a couple of years ago. believe it or not, as ted strickland said, the last time barack and i campaigned together was two days before that little election and we were right here in ohio. [applause] >> the truth is, as a self- described mom in chief, my first priority has been making sure that our girls are happy and healthy and adjusting to their very interesting in the white house. but, i think in that respect, i am like every parent that i know. my children are the center of my world. my hopes for their future are at the heart of every sin
i want to think you're great governor, ted strickland. thanks for that very kind introduction, but i want to think a few more people, you're with to the governor, your mayor, senator john glenn and one of my favorite performers in the whole wide world, john legend. let me tell you how thrilled i am to be here tonight with all of you. first of all, this is something that i do not do very often. in fact -- oh, you are so sweet. i had really not been on the trail since a little campaign you might...
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i like ted strickland. i am not even running against ted strickland. i am running to create jobs, straighten out ohio, and restore a great legacy. we want our kids to go to college here. we want our kids to graduate and stay here. we want them to have exciting opportunities so they can buy their god-given destinies. we do not want them getting on an airplane and traveling all over the country to see their grandkids. that is not what we want. unemployment with the rising poverty and the rising homelessness. ohio is going to be great again. all we have to do is shine it up and use that great formula, setting people free to engage in economic activity. we need to create jobs. we need to pull people together. over the course of my lifetime, my mother always said, "johnny, raised the bar. bring people together." i have been able to do some amazing things by building a team and even working with people on the other side of the aisle. with the assets we have in this state, most notably the people, with the brain trust that we have a in ohio, if we can just wr
i like ted strickland. i am not even running against ted strickland. i am running to create jobs, straighten out ohio, and restore a great legacy. we want our kids to go to college here. we want our kids to graduate and stay here. we want them to have exciting opportunities so they can buy their god-given destinies. we do not want them getting on an airplane and traveling all over the country to see their grandkids. that is not what we want. unemployment with the rising poverty and the rising...
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ted strickland for governor. >> straight play. >> absolutely. democrats in swing district realize they need to show that they are not washington elite liberals. they're going to do it any way they can, holding up an nra rating, so much better. >> remember when john kerry went out duck hunting and hillary clinton started talking about guns so much barack obama called her annie oakley? this is not new for the democratic party, right? >> let's not assume voters are stupid. voters are not stupid. okay. let's not assume voters are stupid. ted strickland has been a liberal governor and kasich a conservative republican. the fact you're on one spot, whatever the difference john had with nra which may have been the machine guns or whatever the heck it was, don't think they're going to think he's now liberal and strictlands's a conservative. >> the democrats have learned their lesson -- >> go ahead, you get the last word. >> voters are also not stupid. they can see nra is backing strickland. also i give nra respect. they made it clear, we are not a republ
ted strickland for governor. >> straight play. >> absolutely. democrats in swing district realize they need to show that they are not washington elite liberals. they're going to do it any way they can, holding up an nra rating, so much better. >> remember when john kerry went out duck hunting and hillary clinton started talking about guns so much barack obama called her annie oakley? this is not new for the democratic party, right? >> let's not assume voters are stupid....
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do you think these visits are helping or hurting ted strickland and the democrats in ohio? >> right now i think they're hurting ted strickland and the democrats because the president's job rating is below 50% positive in the state and because they bring out the issues of do we want this vast increase in the size and scope of government and i think the polling evidence pretty clear that people in ohio, like most americans, don't want it anymore and president obama's appearance in the state tends to highlight that issue. perhaps mr. strickland will have a delay until november 3rd. >> thank you very much for joining us, great to hear the analysis of ohio and from my perspective, mr. president, you might want to make more visits to ohio. in 2008, young voters headed to the polls in droves and they sent barack obama to the white house. in 2010 many of the same voters are staying home. we're going to find out why next. next. [applause]. did you know a problem in your heart can cause a stroke in your brain? it's true. an irregular heartbeat, called atrial fibrillation, or afib, ca
do you think these visits are helping or hurting ted strickland and the democrats in ohio? >> right now i think they're hurting ted strickland and the democrats because the president's job rating is below 50% positive in the state and because they bring out the issues of do we want this vast increase in the size and scope of government and i think the polling evidence pretty clear that people in ohio, like most americans, don't want it anymore and president obama's appearance in the state...
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[applause] i have had a great partner in ted strickland. you could not have a better governor than him. [applause] we have made progress, but i know that sometimes as we are grinding out with a change and adsre is all the negative and pundits and there is still a lot of unemployment says sometimes people feel discouraged. i know the bill -- the excitement of election night with beyonce and bono. that was fine, but now it seems like work all the time. then you guys see me on tv and you think, "he is getting really gray. he is starting to look old." [laughter] [applause] look. [applause] cleveland, i want you to remember this. do not let anybody tell you this fight is not worth it. do not let anybody tell you that you do not make a difference. because of you there is a woman somewhere in ohio who no longer has to choose between losing her home and treating cancer. because of view, somewhere in ohio there is a parent who can look their child in the eye and say, "yes, you are going to college. we can afford it." because of you, somewhere in ohi
[applause] i have had a great partner in ted strickland. you could not have a better governor than him. [applause] we have made progress, but i know that sometimes as we are grinding out with a change and adsre is all the negative and pundits and there is still a lot of unemployment says sometimes people feel discouraged. i know the bill -- the excitement of election night with beyonce and bono. that was fine, but now it seems like work all the time. then you guys see me on tv and you think,...
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strickland. that closed and that is important for this white house. >> hugely important. ohio obviously, center of the country, huge swing state in presidential election. part of the reason that race is closer is ohio voters tend to give their governors two terms. it's just -- ohio, political culture is very hard to get an incumbent out of there. that's what is making kasich's job tougher. >> bret: why so many visits? 2012? >> a combination. they think they have a shot to get that and they are concerned about 2012. i think obama rightly should be concerned about governors because we'll have restrikzing coming up. we haven't talked about the governors but democrats are in bad shape on that. >> bret: quickly, james. >> ohio and pennsylvania have a lot of vulnerability democrats in the house seats. don't forget about that. >> bret: you voted this week in our home page at foxnews.com/specialreport. for our first topic in the friday lightning round. the winner is coming upneck. yuÑp investors are dem
strickland. that closed and that is important for this white house. >> hugely important. ohio obviously, center of the country, huge swing state in presidential election. part of the reason that race is closer is ohio voters tend to give their governors two terms. it's just -- ohio, political culture is very hard to get an incumbent out of there. that's what is making kasich's job tougher. >> bret: why so many visits? 2012? >> a combination. they think they have a shot to get...
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i like ted strickland. i am not even running against ted strickland. i am running to create jobs, straighten out ohio, and restore a great legacy. we want our kids to go to college here. we want our kids to graduate and stay here. we want them to have exciting opportunities so they can buy their god-given destinies. we want them -- we do not want them getting on an airplane and traveling all over the country to see their grandkids. that is not what we want. it dazzles meet the massive unemployment with the rising poverty and the rising homelessness. ohio is going to be great again. all we have to do is shine it up and use that great formula, setting people free to engage in economic activity. we need to create jobs. we need to pull people together. over the course of my lifetime, my mother always said, "johnny, raised the bar. bring people together." i have been able to do some amazing things by building a team and even working with people on the other side of the aisle. with the assets we have in this state, most notably the state -- most notably the
i like ted strickland. i am not even running against ted strickland. i am running to create jobs, straighten out ohio, and restore a great legacy. we want our kids to go to college here. we want our kids to graduate and stay here. we want them to have exciting opportunities so they can buy their god-given destinies. we want them -- we do not want them getting on an airplane and traveling all over the country to see their grandkids. that is not what we want. it dazzles meet the massive...
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. >> are we better off than we were when ted strickland took office? i like ted strickland. i'm not running against him. i am trying to straighten out ohio and restore our great legacy. we want our kids to go to college here. we want our kids to graduate and stay here. we wanted to have a great and exciting opportunities so they can find their god-given destiny. we do not want to have to get on airplanes and travel all over the country to see our grandkids. we want to restore ohio. when i look at ohio today, it saddens me -- the massive unemployment, rising party, rising homelessness. ohio is going to be great again. we have to shine it up and use that great formula -- setting people free to engage in the economic opportunity. we need to create jobs and pull people together. over the course of my lifetime, my mother said, raise the bar. bring people together. over my career, i was able to do some amazing hearings by building a team and by working with people on the other side of the aisle. we have these assets in the state, the people, the physical assets, the brain trust --
. >> are we better off than we were when ted strickland took office? i like ted strickland. i'm not running against him. i am trying to straighten out ohio and restore our great legacy. we want our kids to go to college here. we want our kids to graduate and stay here. we wanted to have a great and exciting opportunities so they can find their god-given destiny. we do not want to have to get on airplanes and travel all over the country to see our grandkids. we want to restore ohio. when i...
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i'm not running against obama or ted strickland. this state is in deep trouble. we have historic unemployment, rising poverty, rising hopelessness. our young people our entrepreneurs leave. my focus is to win this election get ohio moving again, based on the kind of fill loss nay you and i agree with and ronald reagan agreed with. if we do that, we little have a lot of influence once we move the needle and move ohio towards prosperity in the 2012 election. i know you very well. you and i don't hold personal grudges this is not a personality contest. it is about the policies that are going to spur growth. government is a last resort not as a first resort. running the country from the bottom up the more money people have the better off we are controlling our debt. what i focused on when i was a congressman and led the effort to balance the federal budget. it is serious stuff out here. not just for 10, -- '10 but the implications for '12 as well. >> mike: one of the charges governor stricklands that thrown is you are tied to wall street you worked with lehman brothe
i'm not running against obama or ted strickland. this state is in deep trouble. we have historic unemployment, rising poverty, rising hopelessness. our young people our entrepreneurs leave. my focus is to win this election get ohio moving again, based on the kind of fill loss nay you and i agree with and ronald reagan agreed with. if we do that, we little have a lot of influence once we move the needle and move ohio towards prosperity in the 2012 election. i know you very well. you and i don't...
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it is based on not just ideas, but the history of ted strickland and michelle and myself. we did not come from wealthy families. we did not come from famous families. we came from working families. [cheers and applause] weekends from some ordinary folks. we had to go -- we came from ordinary folks. we had to go to school on scholarships and grants. if we wanted some spending money, we had to work for it. [cheers] and so, we remember the story of our family's lives. it is the story of your lives. and we know that government does not have all the answers to our problems. we believe government should be lean and efficient. but, in the words of the first republican president, abraham lincoln, who, by the way, i am not sure could win a nomination in the republican party right now -- [laughter] we also believe that government should be there to help people do what they can do for themselves. in a country that rewards hard work and responsibility and where we give each other and a hand up, where we look after each other, where we say i am my brother's keeper, i am sister's keeper
it is based on not just ideas, but the history of ted strickland and michelle and myself. we did not come from wealthy families. we did not come from famous families. we came from working families. [cheers and applause] weekends from some ordinary folks. we had to go -- we came from ordinary folks. we had to go to school on scholarships and grants. if we wanted some spending money, we had to work for it. [cheers] and so, we remember the story of our family's lives. it is the story of your...
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he's going to appear with his twin here ted strickland. it gives people an opportunity to vote against more taxes, more stimulus, to be in a position to vote against obamacare. try to get this economy straightened out. it is a very central race. 11 times sean, they are coming after johnny kasich for 11 times he's gonna be here, amazing. people can come on our website, kasichforohio.com. sunday night at 6:30. we are going to talk about the damage the obama agenda has done to us. if you have extra nickels or dimes please send it our way. >> sean: explain to people why we cannot afford to lose that race? >> well no republican has ever been elected president without winning ohio. ohio is ground zero. the eyes of the country is on this race. we've had people come from europe to take a look at this race. the bbc reporting, economist has been here this is it. this is his fire wall to be reelected in 1212. he's here -- in 2012. he's here trying to rev up his base. the liberal organizations have been involved in here. all the big labor pacs, seiu t
he's going to appear with his twin here ted strickland. it gives people an opportunity to vote against more taxes, more stimulus, to be in a position to vote against obamacare. try to get this economy straightened out. it is a very central race. 11 times sean, they are coming after johnny kasich for 11 times he's gonna be here, amazing. people can come on our website, kasichforohio.com. sunday night at 6:30. we are going to talk about the damage the obama agenda has done to us. if you have...
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to stump for governor ted strickland and what does his opponent think of all of that? he could care less. john casic is here next to tell us, he could care less. >> alisyn: and more. >> clayton: and more. 5. but they will let me give you the same seat for a big miles upcharge. how's that sound? for that many miles we'll be stuck ting a "staycation." [ imitates enge revving ] [ angie ] i'm through playing games. i switched to the venture card from capital one. vacation, here we come! [ male announcer ] don't pay miles upcharges. don't play games. get the flight youant with the venture card at capitalone.com. whoo-hoo! now this is a vacation. what's in yourallet? my professor at berkeley asked me if i wanted to change the world. i said "sure." "well, let's grow some algae." and that's what started it. exxonmobil and synthetic genomi have built a new facility to identify the most productive strains of algae. algae a amazing little critters. they secrete oil, which we could turn into biofuels. they also absorb co2. we're hoping to supplement the fuels that we use in our ve
to stump for governor ted strickland and what does his opponent think of all of that? he could care less. john casic is here next to tell us, he could care less. >> alisyn: and more. >> clayton: and more. 5. but they will let me give you the same seat for a big miles upcharge. how's that sound? for that many miles we'll be stuck ting a "staycation." [ imitates enge revving ] [ angie ] i'm through playing games. i switched to the venture card from capital one. vacation,...
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ted strickland is doing his best to focus on the past. as a member of congress and then after his time in congress john casic was somebody who a lot of wall street folks considered friends. he then went and worked on wall street. that has been the main thrust of strickland's message. and really, i think we've seen in the polls recently that that message has worked a little bit but it's not working enough. that's because a lot of voters, especially independent and moderate voters are tuning out any incumbents right now. they don't believe any politicians. that's why you see strickland calling him congressman. >> host: i know you, the folks at hotline will continue to watch this race. where should folks go? guest: check out hot line on call. host: thank you. guest: thanks a lot. host: if you want to watch last night's debate go to our website, c-span.org/politics. host: and on this friday morning, the washington journal is pleased to welcome bob woodward to talk to you about his latest book called obama's war. thanks for being here. guest:
ted strickland is doing his best to focus on the past. as a member of congress and then after his time in congress john casic was somebody who a lot of wall street folks considered friends. he then went and worked on wall street. that has been the main thrust of strickland's message. and really, i think we've seen in the polls recently that that message has worked a little bit but it's not working enough. that's because a lot of voters, especially independent and moderate voters are tuning out...
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kasich is emblematic of a lot of republican campaigns now, and ted strickland emblematic of democratic problems and incumbent problems in general. governors have a very tough time in an economy like this. unlike the federal government they can't provide stimulus of their own they can't run a deficit. so they have to make very painful choices, very difficult cuts, perhaps very difficult tax increases and kasich has a very big opening then to attack. so, it seems that strickland is going to have a very tough time if he wants to keep his seat. >> moving west real quickly to arizona's third house race there you have the named candidate, if you will, we have ben quayle, whom you guys have ticked off as being the winner in this race, though i hear it is a race really tightening up. >> certainly he is favored, just because it is such a republican district, but there's no doubt that he is in much worse trouble than he really should be given how conservative the place is running and is. he has had serious personal scandal, his opponent is -- makes no bones about attacking had him about on it, i
kasich is emblematic of a lot of republican campaigns now, and ted strickland emblematic of democratic problems and incumbent problems in general. governors have a very tough time in an economy like this. unlike the federal government they can't provide stimulus of their own they can't run a deficit. so they have to make very painful choices, very difficult cuts, perhaps very difficult tax increases and kasich has a very big opening then to attack. so, it seems that strickland is going to have...
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re-elect ted strickland? are you kidding me? >> there we go again. the front page of the "toledo blade" has the headline, democrats in ohio rip kasich. a big red line for kasich. steve, your turn first. are you going to go after that ad, too? what's wrong with an ad that hires actors? >> it's the same thing. if you're trying to represent yourself as somebody who represents the blue collar, you ought to be able to find at least one person from that community, from that socioeconomic group who will appear in your ad and say the kinds of things about you or your opponent that you'd like to have said. and these republicans in these campaigns, don't even know enough blue collar people to go on -- when we do ads for democrats, we have people lined up who want to appear in them, real people. and republicans can't seem to find any real people. >> so, steve, you've never hired an actor for any of your ads? i find that very hard to believe. >> we almost, john, we almost never hire actors for our ads, we get real people and they line up. because they all want -
re-elect ted strickland? are you kidding me? >> there we go again. the front page of the "toledo blade" has the headline, democrats in ohio rip kasich. a big red line for kasich. steve, your turn first. are you going to go after that ad, too? what's wrong with an ad that hires actors? >> it's the same thing. if you're trying to represent yourself as somebody who represents the blue collar, you ought to be able to find at least one person from that community, from that...
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i like ted strickland. i'm not running against ted strickland but running to create jobs, and restore the great legacy. we want our kids to go to college and graduate and stay here. we want them to have great and exciting opportunities so they can find their god-given destinies. we don't want to travel all over the country to see our grand kids. when i look at ohio, it saddens me with the massive unemployment, rising poverty, rising homelessness, but ohio is going to be great again. all we have to do is shine it up and use that great formula. setting people free. we need to create jobs. we need to pull people together. the thing about this and over the course of my lifetime, my mother said, johnny raise the bar and bring people together. over the course of my career, i was able to do some amazing things by building a team and working with people on the other side of the aisle. with the assets we have in the state, most notbly the people, the physical assets that we have, with the brain trust that we have in
i like ted strickland. i'm not running against ted strickland but running to create jobs, and restore the great legacy. we want our kids to go to college and graduate and stay here. we want them to have great and exciting opportunities so they can find their god-given destinies. we don't want to travel all over the country to see our grand kids. when i look at ohio, it saddens me with the massive unemployment, rising poverty, rising homelessness, but ohio is going to be great again. all we have...
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it happened in ohio, stumping for governor ted strickland, the democrat seeking re-election in that important state for democrats. and the president is trying to tell democrats they need to get out and vote. >> ohio it is up to you to tell them we do not want what they are selling. we have been there before, and we are not going back. >> some wonder why the obamas didn't split up. but this picture of the two of them campaigning, mrs. obama with her high approval rating and mr. obama with not as high an approval, will be stronger if they campaign separately. but the democrats are worried. that's why you will see president obama traveling to the west coast again this week, california, oregon and washington. traditionally democratic states, but they now have races in play. david curly, abc news, washington. >> obama's stop in california begins in the bay area on thursday with a party fundraiser followed by a los angeles campaign rally with attorney general jerry brown and senator barbara boxer at usc. then on sunday mrs. obama will be in the bay area before traveling to los angeles for senator b
it happened in ohio, stumping for governor ted strickland, the democrat seeking re-election in that important state for democrats. and the president is trying to tell democrats they need to get out and vote. >> ohio it is up to you to tell them we do not want what they are selling. we have been there before, and we are not going back. >> some wonder why the obamas didn't split up. but this picture of the two of them campaigning, mrs. obama with her high approval rating and mr. obama...
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. >> now ted strickland wants us to keep him in his job. >> reporter: you wouldn't think there's a shortage of unemployed workers in ohio. but they hired an actor right out of "law and order" and some other roles we can't show you on family tv. in some cases the same actors pop up in different states. here is undocumented immigrants in nevada and louisiana. >> those are the same hombres. look at those two pictures. this is the most terrifying scenario of all. there aren't enough stock photos of scary minorities out there to represent all the scary minorities we know have got to be out there. >> reporter: it's not new that political ads use actors. but what is different is the torrent of money from corporations and anonymous outside groups pouring into campaigns this year. because of a supreme court ruling and other changes in the law. >> they've got names like americans for prosperity or the committee for truth and politics. or moms for motherhood. actually, that last one i made up. >> reporter: but it's no laughing matter for democrats, being outspent 7-1 by republicans in the battle for t
. >> now ted strickland wants us to keep him in his job. >> reporter: you wouldn't think there's a shortage of unemployed workers in ohio. but they hired an actor right out of "law and order" and some other roles we can't show you on family tv. in some cases the same actors pop up in different states. here is undocumented immigrants in nevada and louisiana. >> those are the same hombres. look at those two pictures. this is the most terrifying scenario of all. there...
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governor ted strickland, democrat, first term, is in the fight of his life with john casic, who tells everyone everywhere he goes that he was a key player in balancing the budget. and right now, this should be a race where the democrat is way behind. he's lost 400,000 jobs. for some reason, it's not quite working there. so the democratic party is hoping that there will be spots across the country, on wednesday morning that they can turn to and say, look, the democratic party is not entirely dead. there are some places, but president obama is going through on sunday, too. it's all about 2012. gwen: there's just not a lot of blue left on any map for any of these races, whether it's the house, senate, governor's races. it makes me wonder about what it is, the source of the nervousness that politicians are exploiting, that politicians are tapping into this year, and is there a common thread that you've been able to detect as you've looked around the country at this? >> one of the things that polling experts i talk to say they have found in focus groups is, first of all, that the white hou
governor ted strickland, democrat, first term, is in the fight of his life with john casic, who tells everyone everywhere he goes that he was a key player in balancing the budget. and right now, this should be a race where the democrat is way behind. he's lost 400,000 jobs. for some reason, it's not quite working there. so the democratic party is hoping that there will be spots across the country, on wednesday morning that they can turn to and say, look, the democratic party is not entirely...
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democratic incumbent, ted strickland, who not olong ago ws one of the most popular governors in america, today rallied supporters at a cleveland union hall. he's realistic about how tough this race is. >> i'm not standing here telling you that i'm going to win. that's yet to be determined. but -- i'm telling you that i think i'm going to win, and i know we will win if we carry out our plan. >> reporter: democratic game plan is to use the organization that helped barack obama win here two years ago to get voters to the polls and to get them there early. they're already sorting mail-in ballots here. tens of thousands of them that have come in. and if you want a measure of the enthusiasm gap, republicans are voting at twice the rate of the last election. and it's not just the governor east race. democrats trail badly in the ohio senate race. and six of the ten democratic house members here are in danger of losing. >> people are in a surly mood. many of them are angry, as they should be. i'm angry. but i want the anger to be directed toward those who caused the problem. >> reporter: unemplo
democratic incumbent, ted strickland, who not olong ago ws one of the most popular governors in america, today rallied supporters at a cleveland union hall. he's realistic about how tough this race is. >> i'm not standing here telling you that i'm going to win. that's yet to be determined. but -- i'm telling you that i think i'm going to win, and i know we will win if we carry out our plan. >> reporter: democratic game plan is to use the organization that helped barack obama win...
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they were stumping for ted strickland in the final two weeks of the midterm battle for control of congress. >> reporter: with early voters casting battles, the gloves are coming off. john mccain campaigning for carly fiorina. >> this person will never wave the white flag of surrender. >> you don't think he likes barbara boxer? >> barbara boxer, is the most anti-defense senator today? the senate today because i have had the unpleasant experience of having to serve with her. >> he never mentioned his former running mate, sarah palin who was campaigning an hour and a half away. >> we retire of reid and the whole band of merry followers? >> president obama campaigning for a mass mass governor saying republicans said no hoping to ride it to the ballot box but then an admission. >> i understand that sometimes hope may have faded as we've grind this work out over the several years. you are watching tv and all you see is politicians tearing each other down, but don't let anybody tell you that fight isn't worth it. >> the fight so intense that the democrats are fighting among themselves with leader
they were stumping for ted strickland in the final two weeks of the midterm battle for control of congress. >> reporter: with early voters casting battles, the gloves are coming off. john mccain campaigning for carly fiorina. >> this person will never wave the white flag of surrender. >> you don't think he likes barbara boxer? >> barbara boxer, is the most anti-defense senator today? the senate today because i have had the unpleasant experience of having to serve with...
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the cincinnati enquirer -- john kasek and ohio governor ted strickland are keeping a fast pace and a tight race. we will talk about this coming up later in the program. also this morning from the sunday cleveland plain dealer, connie schultze will join us and a couple of minutes with a look at the races in the senate. next call is joanne from germantown, maryland, caller: good morning. impag. i have voted both republican and democrat over the years. in fairness, i have to say that i believe that president obama has tried to foster bipartisanship. i feel like the republicans have voted against everything he has tried to accomplish and it is evident by the comments made by john behner this week and rush limbaugh. it bothers me that we cannot as a country have more bipartisanship and be honest and truthful. he is the president right now. i think he has tried. it makes it very difficult as an independent voter to know how to vote for this country. host: thomas john is on the republican line from jacksonville, fla., good morning. caller: thank you for the opportunity to share one's person
the cincinnati enquirer -- john kasek and ohio governor ted strickland are keeping a fast pace and a tight race. we will talk about this coming up later in the program. also this morning from the sunday cleveland plain dealer, connie schultze will join us and a couple of minutes with a look at the races in the senate. next call is joanne from germantown, maryland, caller: good morning. impag. i have voted both republican and democrat over the years. in fairness, i have to say that i believe...
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tomorrow, he will appear with ted strickland. "glee" of course, is set in ohio. scott brown is trying to help out a republican, the massachusetts senator is in connecticut today to support republican senate hopeful linda mcmahon. in the latest poll, she was trailing democrat richard blumenthal by 13 points. >>> former president bill clinton is heading out on the trail next week, he'll be in west virginia to support joe mansion. >>> for the latest political news, cnnpolitics.com is your place. >>> there is a major gathering of republican heavyweights in california today. candidates like sarah palin and mitt romney are there. so are other republicans like newt gingrich and rudy giuliani and dick cheney. i'm randi kaye. don lemon takes over after a break. coming up, remembering john lennon and his legacy on his 70th birthday. plus, what's behind a website called ugly shmucks. have a great evening. ♪ [ engine revs, tires screeching ] we give to you the all-new volkswagen jetta. we have one more surprise for you. fifteen-thousand nine-hundred neunzig dollar? [ sobbi
tomorrow, he will appear with ted strickland. "glee" of course, is set in ohio. scott brown is trying to help out a republican, the massachusetts senator is in connecticut today to support republican senate hopeful linda mcmahon. in the latest poll, she was trailing democrat richard blumenthal by 13 points. >>> former president bill clinton is heading out on the trail next week, he'll be in west virginia to support joe mansion. >>> for the latest political news,...
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strickland. there you see it. it appears to have closed in the latest polls a little bit. but this race in ohio important. the president, the vice president had visited there 18 times in the past 18 months. >> they have been there so often that either of them could take out a driver's license in ohio. ohio is critical state. if you are a democrat, you probably can't win the presidency if you lose ohio. presidency election six years ago hinged on ohio. so they know it. it's interesting because obama and the vice president as you say have been there. in the polls, about the how people want to vote in the governorship. they asked independents, likely independent voters who are going to republican heavily would obama visit increase or decrease your chance of supporting the democratic nominee strickland? increase 6%. decrease can 39%. so it gives you an index of how much the democrats do not want to nationalize this election. and how it may not actually help to have obama in the state and wisconsin, i
strickland. there you see it. it appears to have closed in the latest polls a little bit. but this race in ohio important. the president, the vice president had visited there 18 times in the past 18 months. >> they have been there so often that either of them could take out a driver's license in ohio. ohio is critical state. if you are a democrat, you probably can't win the presidency if you lose ohio. presidency election six years ago hinged on ohio. so they know it. it's interesting...
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ted strickland, the governor there. he's in a tight re-election battle. right now we'll start with the republicans where jessica is in orlando, florida. sarah palin, a lot of big nimes there. so much as stake there, jessica. >> reporter: there is a lot at stake, ed. unlike the state where you are, as you say, it's a neck and neck race soeshs close, too close to call. here the senate race, the republicans have a healthy lead. it is marco rubio. he is a tea party favorite. he'll be taking the stage behind me as well. he'll be speaking here shortly. he has made this a national message about taking over and changing washington. putting up the poll numbers. mark rubio a little. three-way race, charlie crist running at an independents trailing in second place and behind both of them is kendrick meek, the democrat ins race continuing to fight hard to get ahead but has trailed consistently throughout. sarah palin is coming here not only to support marco rubio, but because it's such an important presidential battleground. the republicans want to take control the s
ted strickland, the governor there. he's in a tight re-election battle. right now we'll start with the republicans where jessica is in orlando, florida. sarah palin, a lot of big nimes there. so much as stake there, jessica. >> reporter: there is a lot at stake, ed. unlike the state where you are, as you say, it's a neck and neck race soeshs close, too close to call. here the senate race, the republicans have a healthy lead. it is marco rubio. he is a tea party favorite. he'll be taking...
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we're going to go to the governor race in ohio where the democrat is trying to keep his office, ted strickland. we'll take you to arizona where sarah palin surprised a crowd earlier in the week, and we are going to dip into california, which is i got the admit my home state, a race i'm particularly interested in. that is where meg whitman has dumped so much money into that race for governor, more than $130 million. and i think we want to pause and bring you the next speaker here, sarah palin is now taking the stage. ♪ >> thank you so much, orlando! thank you! thank you, michael. thank you so much. you look beautiful. thank you so much, leading victory 2010. thank you for all your efforts. orlando, let me ask you, aren't you proud to be an american and don't you love your freedom! [ applause ] all right, then we know who this day is for, freedom for protecting our constitution. we thank our vets, the united states military. those of you who have served, we salute you, we thank you, united states military. ah, it is so good to be here. and as we recognize and appreciate those who have defended
we're going to go to the governor race in ohio where the democrat is trying to keep his office, ted strickland. we'll take you to arizona where sarah palin surprised a crowd earlier in the week, and we are going to dip into california, which is i got the admit my home state, a race i'm particularly interested in. that is where meg whitman has dumped so much money into that race for governor, more than $130 million. and i think we want to pause and bring you the next speaker here, sarah palin is...
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obama wi head for ted strickland and in columbus a dnc fund-raiser and a rally at ohio state university. it's 9:09. you know the redskins game is tonight and we just heard from -- >> martin o'malley. >> democratic candidate for governor. 180,000 hands to shake. >> potential voters. all right. we're going to show you coming up a segmentof the local economy that's actually booming right now. >>> and hakem dermish will have highlights from an upset filled saturday of college football. because of one word, imagination and reality have merged. because of one word, a new generation-- a fifth generation-- of fighter aircraft has been born. because of one word, america's air dominance for the next forty years is assured. that one word... is how. equals chili's $20 dinner for two. share one of fivappetizers, like our famous texa. then choose two freshly prepared entrees from4 chili's favorites, like our chicken crispers with new sweet & smoky sauce, our new slow-smoked honey chipotle baby back ribs, or grilled all-white meat chicken fajitas served over a bed of zzling peppers and onions. grab a
obama wi head for ted strickland and in columbus a dnc fund-raiser and a rally at ohio state university. it's 9:09. you know the redskins game is tonight and we just heard from -- >> martin o'malley. >> democratic candidate for governor. 180,000 hands to shake. >> potential voters. all right. we're going to show you coming up a segmentof the local economy that's actually booming right now. >>> and hakem dermish will have highlights from an upset filled saturday of...
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that we haven't seen since the 2008 paiogth seen since the 2008 they're out stumping for ohio governor ted strickland, and our david kerley is following all of the actionfromtn g re: going, we'll s th some civility to the trail tod b getturn up, and president obama is acknowledging that all the of his election has now basically faded. with early voters casting ballots, the gloves are coming off. john mccain in california campaigning for republican senate candidate carly fiorina. >> this person will never wave the white flag of surrender the way that barbara boxer has tried to do every single time we have been in a conflict. >> reporter: think he doesn't like democratic incumbent barbara boxer? >> barbara boxer is the most bitterly partisan, most anti-defense senator in the united states senate today. i know that because i've had the unpleasant experience of having to serve with her. >> reporter: mccain never mentioned his former running mate, sarah palin, who was campaigning just an hour and a half away and is bare knuckles. >> you fire pelosi, retire reid and their whole band of merry fol
that we haven't seen since the 2008 paiogth seen since the 2008 they're out stumping for ohio governor ted strickland, and our david kerley is following all of the actionfromtn g re: going, we'll s th some civility to the trail tod b getturn up, and president obama is acknowledging that all the of his election has now basically faded. with early voters casting ballots, the gloves are coming off. john mccain in california campaigning for republican senate candidate carly fiorina. >> this...
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democratic governor ted strickland is in a tough fight for re-election against john kasik. john harwood is live from the state capitol of columbus. it was announced just yesterday the president and mrs. obama will campaign next weekend in ohio. >> reporter: exactly. it's great news for mary joy l kilroy. she and her republican challenger appeared before an audience to talk about health care and other issues and traded attacks about who favors wall street and who is for the average person, but this is a tough climate, we saw the jobs numbers today, tamron, 9.6% nationally. it's higher than that in the state of ohio, and democrats are trying to hang on. >> ohio is facing a shortfall. you mentioned the unemployment is at 10%. can the president really have an impact there? we saw a poll yesterday showing most voters will not be swayed, at least by the president's support of a candidate. >> well, the question, tamron, is whether or not he can sway democratic partisans to come out and vote. the challenge is in 2008 you had this surge of young people, minorities, who swept to the
democratic governor ted strickland is in a tough fight for re-election against john kasik. john harwood is live from the state capitol of columbus. it was announced just yesterday the president and mrs. obama will campaign next weekend in ohio. >> reporter: exactly. it's great news for mary joy l kilroy. she and her republican challenger appeared before an audience to talk about health care and other issues and traded attacks about who favors wall street and who is for the average person,...
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you have a race for governor where ted strickland, the democratic incumbent, so popular and was considered a potential running mate for president obama a couple years ago, is now in difficulty against john kasich, a former republican congressman. rob portman in the senate race is significantly ahead of his democratic opponent lee fisher, an open seat for republicans that looks like they will hold. and you have six house seat that is are held by democrats that are in jeopardy, including the one here in columbus with mary joe kill roy, the democratic incumbent. all the people are on the defensive about the economy and jobs with voters saying, hey, you democrats are in charge, why haven't you fixed it and kilroy over the finish line. those people are not coming out in the same numbers. the same question is can the white house and democratic candidates churn up the numbers enough to protect them from the fallout? the president is coming back to columbus on october 17th for one of the big pep rallies. and democrats here are hoping that can give them a boost. >> okay. you know the plant in maryl
you have a race for governor where ted strickland, the democratic incumbent, so popular and was considered a potential running mate for president obama a couple years ago, is now in difficulty against john kasich, a former republican congressman. rob portman in the senate race is significantly ahead of his democratic opponent lee fisher, an open seat for republicans that looks like they will hold. and you have six house seat that is are held by democrats that are in jeopardy, including the one...
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strickland, you'd think they could find a real supporter, instead they hired an actor, chip redden. this ad attacking harry reid in nevada, stock characters who actually are. here they are in a campaign ad for david vitter. exact same people. before you get too outraged, you should know democrats do it too, using bicycle us real people, all the same kind of trickery. so do special interest groups. remember harry and louise, the fictional couple in the fight over health care reform? first they were against it, and then a decade later, when someone else was paying them, they were for it. the question is, why all the spoon feeding? there is a real version of the truth. and we're all living it. let's talk about it now with former communications director anita done and ed rollins as well. does everybody just do this? is it all kind of fake? >> some of it is. i wouldn't say everything. the best commercials are head on. a candidate, if you have a good candidate who can articulate a message, delivering his own message is the most powerful part of it. >> you've run a lot of campaigns, why hi
strickland, you'd think they could find a real supporter, instead they hired an actor, chip redden. this ad attacking harry reid in nevada, stock characters who actually are. here they are in a campaign ad for david vitter. exact same people. before you get too outraged, you should know democrats do it too, using bicycle us real people, all the same kind of trickery. so do special interest groups. remember harry and louise, the fictional couple in the fight over health care reform? first they...
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let's talk about ted strickland, the governor of ohio. he is running for reelection this year and faces a tough reelection. so he's jumping in the rv today. that's right jumping in an rv and cruising through southeast ohio, a rural part of the state. and he'll be reaching out to voters this weekend with the rv. an interesting way to campaign, and he's in a fight for his life with john kasik. >> i understand bill clinton will be doing tailgating, right? >> former president will end up tomorrow in minnesota. and there's a big game, big nfl game between the vikings and the packers. that is a big rivalry. what's the former president going to do? he'll be at a tailgate party and a watch party. he'll be teaming up with two democratic senators. but it's not for them. it's for a lawmaker running against michelle bauchmann who is pretty popular with tea party types. so the president will be tailgating and mixing politics together. we'll see what happens, suzanne. >> have fun, paul. we'll see you soon. >> thank you. >>> now, one way this political
let's talk about ted strickland, the governor of ohio. he is running for reelection this year and faces a tough reelection. so he's jumping in the rv today. that's right jumping in an rv and cruising through southeast ohio, a rural part of the state. and he'll be reaching out to voters this weekend with the rv. an interesting way to campaign, and he's in a fight for his life with john kasik. >> i understand bill clinton will be doing tailgating, right? >> former president will end...
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in ohio, the governor, the democratic governor ted strickland is down in the polls. the democrat for senate, lee fisher is down by double-digits. they are hoping in ohio and other areas where the races are close, michelle obama will make a difference. you mentioned that the associated press poll showed that a quarter of obama supporters are frustrated with his presidency. half of them say it's too soon to really make a call to tell. we do know that the gop is banking on the economy being the key issue in this case pain. this will be a reverend up um on the economy. he has them in his party and have they done what they said they would do? today in the bay. >> thanks for the latest, tracy. >>> new this morning, a bomb blast killed a member of the counsel. the bomb ant off traveling through the central part of the city. nine people were also wounded. the violence dropped sharply, but fallout has delayed the formation of government and encouraged militants. armed groups stepped up attacks on police, troops, and government officials recently. time is 5:45 and thanks for j
in ohio, the governor, the democratic governor ted strickland is down in the polls. the democrat for senate, lee fisher is down by double-digits. they are hoping in ohio and other areas where the races are close, michelle obama will make a difference. you mentioned that the associated press poll showed that a quarter of obama supporters are frustrated with his presidency. half of them say it's too soon to really make a call to tell. we do know that the gop is banking on the economy being the...
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an hour from now, vice president joe biden hits the campaign trail with ohio governor ted strickland who is trailing john catchic in the latest polls. public memorial services will be held in las vegas form actor tony curtis. >>> later today, connecticut attorney general richard blumenthal faces off with republican challenger and wrestling mogul linda mcmahon in their first senate demand. they put a white check on the top of every box to let people know that their cereals have healthy whole grain, and they're the right choice... (announcer) general mills makes getting whole grain an easy choice. just look for the white check. ♪ no. no. ♪ [ engine revs, tires screeching ] ♪ ♪ whoo-hoo, yeah ♪ whoo-hoo, yeah ♪ whoo-hoo, yeah ♪ [ vw ceo ] ladies and gentlemen, we give to you the all-new volkswagen jetta. and we have one more surprise for you. fifteen-thousand nine-hundred neunzig dollar? [ indistinct conversation ] [ sobbing ] [ camera shutters clicking ] ♪ ♪ whoo-hoo, yeah ♪ whoo-hoo, yeah with the humana walmart- preferred prescription plan, you have more time to r
an hour from now, vice president joe biden hits the campaign trail with ohio governor ted strickland who is trailing john catchic in the latest polls. public memorial services will be held in las vegas form actor tony curtis. >>> later today, connecticut attorney general richard blumenthal faces off with republican challenger and wrestling mogul linda mcmahon in their first senate demand. they put a white check on the top of every box to let people know that their cereals have healthy...
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last night a debate for governor between the incumbent ted strickland and john kasich, the republican, mounting a strong challenge to him. you see that in the senate race, portman has a solid lead and the house raid, 15th district of ohio where i'm covering, kilroy, democratic incumbent is on the defensive and her response to these high unemployment numbers is to say, steve stivers, the republican, would take us back to the wall street casino days and what stiver's response is as he reflected in the forum a few minutes ago was, look, she's doing anything she can to distract from jobs and spending. those are the issues. it's not getting better. the stimulus hasn't worked. we freed a new approach and need to cut spending. that's where the argument is playing out and right now works in the republicans' favor. >> thank you. >>> president obama, of course, pointing out how important small businesses and entrepreneurs are in creating jobs. the president spoke less than an hour ago as a factory in maryland. >> small businesses like this one are the bricks and blocks of our entire economy. an
last night a debate for governor between the incumbent ted strickland and john kasich, the republican, mounting a strong challenge to him. you see that in the senate race, portman has a solid lead and the house raid, 15th district of ohio where i'm covering, kilroy, democratic incumbent is on the defensive and her response to these high unemployment numbers is to say, steve stivers, the republican, would take us back to the wall street casino days and what stiver's response is as he reflected...
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today they are working for ted strickland. >> thanks. one of the most closely watched races is in nevada where harry reid is battling sharron angle. it's been costly and contentious. john, good morning. what's at stake in the race? >> reporter: the republicans would love to take out reid, the top democrat of the senate, a key player in the passage of health care reform. he's saddled by the sour economy here in nevada. the worst unemployment, bankruptcy and home foreclosure rates in the nation. the republicans embraced a tea party candidate, sharron angle, who wants to phase out social security, repeal health care reform and eliminate the education department. this race is a dead heat, although in recent days there have been signs of movement towards angle. she opened up a slim 49% to 45% lead, still within the margin of error. in nevada, you can vote for none of the above which means it is possible the winner will have less than 50% of the vote. voter turnout will be key and tomorrow, michelle obama will try to rally the troops for harry
today they are working for ted strickland. >> thanks. one of the most closely watched races is in nevada where harry reid is battling sharron angle. it's been costly and contentious. john, good morning. what's at stake in the race? >> reporter: the republicans would love to take out reid, the top democrat of the senate, a key player in the passage of health care reform. he's saddled by the sour economy here in nevada. the worst unemployment, bankruptcy and home foreclosure rates in...
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now governor ted strickland is behind. >> he's behind, but remember -- well, he's behind because, you know, ohio unfortunately has been when it comes to the sick economy and everything that's happened. it's just been hammered. they're trying to help him get reelected. it also has the benefit of accruing to the president when it's his turn two years down the line. >> he's running against john kasich. that's a tight race in ohio. the commercial where they hired the actor play the unemployed steel worker. >> yeah, why hire an actor when you can -- there are plenty of real people out there with real stories to tell, real stories of anguish. they're all over the country. not just ohio, as we well know. >> as the president campaigns, again, you're pointing to delaware. the president was about to speak on behalf of chris coonce. again, delaware is not even close. this is not a place where they need the president and the vice president. so is this an insurance policy, or just trying to notch one for the white house? here he is himself. i'm going to drop both of us. that does it for us. here i
now governor ted strickland is behind. >> he's behind, but remember -- well, he's behind because, you know, ohio unfortunately has been when it comes to the sick economy and everything that's happened. it's just been hammered. they're trying to help him get reelected. it also has the benefit of accruing to the president when it's his turn two years down the line. >> he's running against john kasich. that's a tight race in ohio. the commercial where they hired the actor play the...
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. >> are we better off than we were when ted strickland took office? i like ted strickland. i'm not running against him. i am trying to straighten out ohio and restore our great legacy. we want our kids to go to college here. we want our kids to graduate and stay here. we wanted to have a great and -- them to have great and exciting opportunities so they can find their god-given destiny. we do not want to have to get on airplanes and travel all over the country to see our grandkids. we want to restore ohio. when i look at ohio today, it saddens me -- the massive unemployment, rising party, -- poverty, rising homelessness. ohio is going to be great again. we have to shine it up and use that great formula -- setting people free to engage in the economic opportunity. we need to create jobs and pull people together. over the course of my lifetime, my mother said, raise the bar. bring people together. over my career, i was able to do some amazing hearings by -- things by building a team and by working with people on the other side of the aisle. we have these assets in the state,
. >> are we better off than we were when ted strickland took office? i like ted strickland. i'm not running against him. i am trying to straighten out ohio and restore our great legacy. we want our kids to go to college here. we want our kids to graduate and stay here. we wanted to have a great and -- them to have great and exciting opportunities so they can find their god-given destiny. we do not want to have to get on airplanes and travel all over the country to see our grandkids. we...